John A. Floersh
| John Alexander Floersh | |
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| Archbishop | |
Archbishop Floersh, c. 1924
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| Archdiocese | Archdiocese of Louisville |
| Predecessor | Denis O'Donaghue |
| Successor | Thomas Joseph McDonough |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 10, 1911 |
| Consecration | April 8, 1923 by Giovanni Bonzano |
| Rank | 21st |
| Personal details | |
| Birth name | John Alexander Floersh |
| Born |
October 6, 1886 Nashville, Tennessee, US |
| Died | June 11, 1968 (aged 81) Louisville, Kentucky, US |
| Buried | Calvary Cemetery Louisville, Kentucky |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Parents | John and Minnie (née Alexander) Floersh |
| Alma mater | Propaganda College |
| Coat of arms |  |
John Alexander Floersh (October 5, 1886 – June 11, 1968) was an American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Becoming Bishop of Louisville in 1924, he was elevated to the rank of archbishop in 1937 and served until his retirement in 1967.
John Floersh was born in Nashville, Tennessee, the fourth of eight children of John and Minnie (née Alexander) Floersh. His father was a cigar manufacturer. He began his studies for the priesthood at age sixteen, and earned his Doctor of Philosophy (1907) and Doctor of Divinity (1911) degrees from the Propaganda College in Rome.
He was ordained a priest in Rome on June 10, 1911. Returning to the United States, he did pastoral work in the Diocese of Nashville for a year before becoming secretary to Archbishop Giovanni Bonzano, the Apostolic Delegate in Washington, D.C. He was named a Monsignor by Pope Benedict XV in 1917.
On February 6, 1923, Floersh was appointed coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Louisville, Kentucky, and titular bishop of Lycopolis by Pope Pius XI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following April 8 from Archbishop Bonzano, with Archbishop Francesco Marchetti Selvaggiani and Bishop Michele Cerrati serving as co-consecrators. Following the retirement of Bishop Denis O'Donaghue, Floersh succeeded him as Bishop of Louisville on July 26, 1924. When the Diocese of Louisville was elevated to the rank of an archdiocese on December 10, 1937, Floersh became its first Archbishop.
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